rway, her heels thudding rapidly against the thic

voice echoed r

guarding every exit downstairs. You're walking d

lds of her white skirt and walked faster, the te

light. Only one thought pounded in her skull: she

m and blow this wedding to pieces, turning the Holmans

d the sharp corner of the top-floor corridor wit

the crisp scent of cedarwood mixed with

nce. She gasped as she tipped b

lender waist and hauled her firml

g straight into a pair of deep, icy blu

ke suit. His features were strikingly handsome, sharp an

rimmed with red, her cheek slightly swollen, wearing a rumpled

Brooks, sucked in a sharp breath and stepped f

d, halting Carter with a tiny gesture whi

g she was clutching the lapels of a stranger's ja

f burned and tr

sn't watching wh

nd tightened slightly around her waist, the scorching heat o

voice rumbled in

little bride? Trying to

ng. Looking at the commanding, breathtaking man i

er and grabbed Bentley's sleeve, tilting

around him dropping several degrees, yet

, her voice trembling

i grabbed his sleeve and whispered frantically,

of California, someone was actually asking the billionair

w, a trace of amusement s

? H

pointed down the hall towa

with me in ten minutes a

e only piece of jewelry left to her from her colle

edding is ruined, I'll wire you

from her skin, his thumb slowly rubbing the cold cut

s, his knowing smirk suggesting he already saw right through the entire

ght he wasn't satisfied with

ck this ceremony, you can n

uards echoed from the far end of th

se to her ear. His warm breath brushed against the sensitive

o low only the two

t? Are you sure you c

mi retreated half a step until her spine hit

m s

f the corner. Demi squeezed her eyes shu

uddenly reached out, wrapped his fingers aroun

ea